The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-06-18

STATE NEWS.

potato crop Of Laf0ugcbe distributed
some 100000 or @S00,000 among
the small farmers Of that parish,
whilst the onion yield has been excel
lent, il some cases as much as 100
barrels to tie acre.
Terrebonne ADVOCATE. Some Reform
editors use their pens we'll nigh as
scavengers do their brooms. ThsTe ii
nothing Of which they are 90 fond as
of collecting from the street Of daily
life the filth with which they bespat-
ter and sully the truth.
a movement has boen inaugurated
Ia New Orleans for the purpose of
establishing "a home" for the aged
and destitute colored people Of onr
State. Such an institution Is almost
a necessity, and should receive the
sanction and support Of MI classes of
society
| Under tho provisions Of the Law, tbs
internal revenue collection districts Of
| Mississippi and Louisiana have been
consolidated, TO be known a. the Dis
trict Of Lonislsna. The order went
| into effect June 18th, MIR. Francis s.
Shields, the present collector for this
State, will be the collector for the new
diatrict, He has proven 4 worthy and
efficient official.
Vernon Condenser The hailstorm
on Anacoco Prairie last week did con-
siderable damage TO the gaTdens and
corn crops, The hailstoues killed
chickens and geese, and the woods in
the track Of the storm, are said TO
have been full of dead rabbits and birds.
Hailstones fell as large as hen eggs,
The peaches and apples were nearly
all thFashed off the trees.
Mr.. Geo, X. Bradford, owing VI
official duties as special detective of
land entries, with headquarters at
Little Book, Ark, has retired from
the active editorial charge of tho
Acadia SeatiRel, and Mr. w, O, Cheyia
will in the future guide thO editorial
pen Of that most excellent Journal,
The EoHo Welcomes Mr.. Ghevis 10 the
"gangp and wishes him abundant sue
cess in his new venture.
DeSoto Democrat When man
kicks out Of the Democratic party in
Louisiana, he is bound to go with Car
pet-baggera and negroes just look
around you and note every case within
your knowledge, even the gallant Ninh-
oils, when BIO boIted Tho nomination Of
the honest st. Martin, could find no
other birds TO flock with than War
moth and the negro malitia General
Lewis, Taxa heed, and remember that
"evil communication corrupts good
MORALS
Tcrrebonne AdVoeate; The Reform
papers are laboFing very hard 10 ex-
pose what they are pleased to term the
rascalites OF the present administers
,. sion. Well, 10 the next campaign we
shall give them something 81 interest
TO write about--something that will
be founded on solid facts. We are
willing to have q little fun Just now at
their expense, because We believe II iA
rather too early TO consider the pres-
ent situation seriously.
Iberia Sagas BowI The City Item
! calls attention to the fact that rice
bran promises TO be rival for cotton
, seed meal A FERTILIZER ana mentions
4 casa II Jefferson parlsh where ii was
used along side Of cotton seed meal
with as good results as the latter, Il ia
| much cheaper than cotton seed meal,
baving sold Az law a. Al per Tan last
vv;ntar prof stnhha " bis Anil Va.
nort Gives h 4 oornmercial value. "a 4
Faytilszer a Al per ton. and saws ii IL
/ worth far more ~ 4 feed atuif,
=, "a,
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o. Leya,s br!oge ana pasugF @ Il;naV,.a W. &
!, ~as v'as Ia ~ mesl severe. that has ever
falIsn befere. and The damage 10 The
!. growinr erops where inc storm visited
Il varv oreat. Tue hail al some plaeea
was extremely large. AT Hinest6n tho
stones were from four 10 six inches
deep ON the ground, and many Of them
would have measured ten inches IN cir.
cumferenee.
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